EPA v. SPRINGFIELD, TENNESSEE, CITY OF

Case summary

9/21/12 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT ISSUED. ALLEGATIONS: ON OCT 6, 2011, EPA CONDUCTED A COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION (CEI) OF THE STP AND ITS ASSOCIATED WCTS TO FURTHER EVALUATE THE CITY'S COMPLIANCE WITH ITS PERMIT AND THE CWA. BASED ON ITS REVIEW OF INFO OBTAINED AND OBSERVATIONS MADE DURING ITS INSPECTION THE EPA FOUND THE CITY HAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS SSOs AND HAS CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED AS OPERATIONAL THREE UNPERMITTED OUTFALLS (CONSTRUCTED OVERFLOWS). THE CITY FAILED TO PROPERLY OPERATE THE STP AND ITS ASSOCIATED WCTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS PERMIT AND IT VIOLATED THE CWA WHEN THE CITY DISCHARGED WASTEWATER WITHOUT A PERMIT THROUGH THE 3 CONSTRUCTED OVERFLOWS. THE CITY HAS VIOLATED CWA 301(a) IN THAT SOME OF THE CITY'S SSOs INCLUDE DISCHARGES OF UNTREATED WASTEWATER CONTAINING POLLUTANTS TO NAVIGABLE WATERS AT LOCATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY AN NPDES PERMIT. THE CITY HAS VIOLATED NPDES PERMIT SECTION 2.1.4 BY FAILING TO PROPERLY OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ITS WCTS RESULTING IN SSOs. 10/20/17 - FIRST AMENDMENT TO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT. REMEDIATION DATE IS EXTENDED TO AUGUST 20, 2019, BY WHICH DATE SPRINGFIELD SHALL HAVE MADE, AT A MINIMUM, SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARDS COMPLETION OF ALL WORK REQUIRED BY THE REMEDIATION PLAN AND THE AOC.

Defendants (1)

• SPRINGFIELD, TN, CITY OFNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SPRINGFIELD WATER AND WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

  2705 LAWRENCE LANE, SPRINGFIELD, TN, 37172

  Registry ID: 110006367779

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (3)

• SPRINGFIELD, TENNESSEE, CITY OFentered 2017-10-20

  Primary law: CWA

• SPRINGFIELD, TENNESSEE, CITY OFentered 2012-09-21

  Primary law: CWA

• SPRINGFIELD, TENNESSEE, CITY OFentered 2021-12-09

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2012-09-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2021-12-09Final Order Issued